GameBoy Pocket CleanPower Mod

Описание: Since the IPS mod in the previous episode the GameBoy Pocket was intermittently resetting. Mostly when playing Super Mario Land 2, but also in some other games. One hint was that the power regulator, which generates all the voltages for the GBP was not providing enough current. There are modern replacements, such as the CleanPower by Retrosix (no affiliation) that supposedly give a better result in this case. So I tried it out and got a CleanPower for our GameBoy Pocket.

As an afternote: The console is still not perfectly working, even with the CleanPower installed. It is better when using new batteries, and it got especially better when turning down the display brightness. You can do this in the on screen menu of the IPS mod. Still I think the two AAA batteries are really marginal for the GameBoy Pocket. It would have been better if Nintendo had used 4 AAAs…

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Music: A Little Wonder by Spino2006

0:00 Introduction
1:35 A look at the CleanPower PCB
2:51 Opening the GameBoy AGAIN
3:44 Desoldering the old Regulator
4:46 Inspecting our deed
6:15 Soldering in the new Regulator
7:02 The result
7:46 Testing the GameBoy Pocket
9:53 Outro